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In 1935 [[Henri Langlois]] and [[Georges Franju]] founded a film club ("Cercle du cinéma") to show old films from which originated the [[Cinémathèque Française]] in 1936.
In 1935 [[Henri Langlois]] and [[Georges Franju]] founded a film club ("Cercle du cinéma") to show old films from which originated the [[Cinémathèque Française]] in 1936.


The idea to archive old films was by no means self-evident at the time. Langlois was able to save many films the companies had intended to throw away. In 1933, the [[British Film Institute]] was founded in [[London]]. In 1938 [[Henri Storck]], André Thirifays and [[Piet Vermeylen|Pierre Vermeylen]] founded the [[Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique]] in [[Belgium]]. Also in 1938, the [[International Federation of Film Archives]] (FIAF) was founded.<ref>http://www.fiafnet.org/uk/whatis.cfm</ref>
The idea to archive old films was by no means self-evident at the time. Langlois was able to save many films the companies had intended to throw away. In 1933, the [[British Film Institute]] was founded in [[London]]. In 1938 [[Henri Storck]], André Thirifays and [[Piet Vermeylen|Pierre Vermeylen]] founded the [[Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique]] in [[Belgium]]. Also in 1938, the [[International Federation of Film Archives]] (FIAF) was founded in Paris.<ref>http://www.fiafnet.org/uk/whatis.cfm</ref>


== List of cinematheques ==
== List of cinematheques ==
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* [[Cinemateca Portuguesa]] in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Cinemateca Portuguesa]] in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Filmoteca Española]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
* [[Filmoteca Española]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
* [[British Film Institute]] in [[London]], [[UK]]


; Canada
; Canada
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; South America
; South America
* [[Cinemateca Uruguaya]] in [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
* [[Cinemateca Uruguaya]] in [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
* [[Cinemateca Nacional de Venezuela]] in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]


; Asia
; Asia

Revision as of 12:09, 7 February 2010

A cinémathèque (or cinematheque) is a French word used to refer to a film archive with small cinemas that screens particularly classic and art-house films.[1]


History

In 1935 Henri Langlois and Georges Franju founded a film club ("Cercle du cinéma") to show old films from which originated the Cinémathèque Française in 1936.

The idea to archive old films was by no means self-evident at the time. Langlois was able to save many films the companies had intended to throw away. In 1933, the British Film Institute was founded in London. In 1938 Henri Storck, André Thirifays and Pierre Vermeylen founded the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique in Belgium. Also in 1938, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) was founded in Paris.[2]

List of cinematheques

Europe
Canada
United States
South America
Asia
Australia

References

  1. ^ cinematheque at Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  2. ^ http://www.fiafnet.org/uk/whatis.cfm
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